Galley-rest for printers



(No Model.)

G. SCALES.

GALLEY BEST FOR PRINTERS.

Patented Aug; 30, 18 81 liiili NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE SCALES, 0E PLAINWELL, MIoHiGAN.

GALLEY-REST FOR PRINTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 246,562, dated August 30, 1881.

(No model.)

To all whom at may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE ScALEs, a citizen ot' the United States, residing at Plainwell, county of Allegan, State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Galley-Rest, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is the construction of a galley-rest to be used, in connection with a typecase and galley, for supporting the latter and holding it in proper position on the former in substantially the manner hereinafter set forth.

The construction of my device consists in a casting of metal, (or the rest may be formed from wood or other suitable material,) made with an incline portion, upon which the galley rests, the under side of the device being flat, with lugs extending below the edges for holding the rest in place on the type-case. A shoulder is formed at the upper terminus of the incline, against which the galley rests.

Printers not provided with galley-rests, in correcting proof place the galley containing the matter to be corrected on the type-case, where it will be convenient to reach the type, and in doing so often do much damage to the type in the case, from the fact that the sections of the case containing the same are rounding full and the galley rests on said type instead of on the case, and often slides, crushing against and scattering said type on the floor. The galley also, by sliding down, covers up certain sections from which the compositor desires to use type in correcting the form.

Previously constructed galley rests are deemed objectionable by either being an expensive complication of too many parts orirnpractical and unhandy in their adjustment or location.

It will be observed that my device is all formed of one piece, and is very light, simple, and cheap, and that the use of my device 0bviates these several objectionable features, as will be seen by the following details of construction.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure l is a top view of a type-case with sections or compartments for holding type, and also shows the galley supported by the rest; Fig. 2, a perspective of the rest and broken portion of the galley 5 Fig. 3, longitudinal section, in perspective, on dotted line no or in Fig. 1; and Fig. 4, a section near same line, showing the incline ot' the type-case, and the rest supporting the galley in a level position.

D is the rest, having shoulder c to prevent the galley B from sliding farther down toward the lower edge of the type-case.

a a are the lugs, which, when the device is in use, are located each side of the end inclosure and the center partition of the typecase, Figs. 3 and 4. The lugs to a also rest against the inside of the front iuclosure. F, of the case, which prevents said restfrom sliding off eudwise.

The proportion of the rest D and the location of the shoulder e are such as to locate the galley over the upper portion of the first sections in the case and over the lower portion of the next row, the exposed portions of said sections being illustrated at c c, by which means the compositor is enabled to use type from all the sections in the case except two small ones at the outer side, rarely used.

When the galley is not in use on the typecase the rest on the center partition may be slid up out of the way, as shown at D in Figs. 1 and 4, where the lugs a or a prevent itfrom sliding down in the way again, as in the first instance.

I deem no further description of the operation necessary.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is-

The galley-rest having the inclined portion, ith its shoulder, on and against which the bottom and side of the galley respectively rest, and the projecting lugs, which prevent displacement of said galley-rest, all substantially as described and shown.

GEO. SCALES.

Witnesses:

LEWIs GRAVES, WILLIAM G. HYDER. 

